Immortal Empires: a promise kept
When the first Warhammer: Total War game was release, back in… 2016… wait! Eight years ago?? I’m not getting any younger. Back on topic. When the first game was released … Continue reading
Glory Hunter
It must have been yesterday’s Panini announcement, but suddenly I have started thinking more about football – or games based around football anyway. If you don’t like football, or aren’t … Continue reading
Ultima on the Commodore 64
The Ultima series of CRPGs is remembered these days by gamers of a certain age. The first three games were good but not atypical role-playing games – swing some swords, … Continue reading
Bronze to Mythic
I don’t talk about Magic Arena much these days. I was part of the closed and open betas, and there is a launch review of the game somewhere on this … Continue reading
Cathay background expands
Following closely from yesterday’s article about Cathay, the background for this faction is now being expanded through posts on both Warhammer Community and the Total War blog. We haven’t seen … Continue reading
Cathay in the Old World
Following the trailer for their inclusion in the third Warhammer Total War game comes confirmation that the faction was designed by Games Workshop. Some people has wondered whether Creative Assembly … Continue reading
Emergent narrative in Humankind
A video about the forthcoming Civ-like game Humankind caught my attention: The narrator doesn’t use this phrase explicitly but this video is about the narrative that emerges from playing a … Continue reading
Bard’s Tale remastered achievement guide
I put a walkthrough up for this remastered trilogy back when it was released, but I wasn’t playing on Steam and so paid no attention to the achievements. That’s changed … Continue reading
Bard’s Tale II walkthrough: Saradon’s Home
After the grim darkness of Dargoth’s Tower, Saradon’s home provides a refreshing change. It’s located in the same city of Philippi to the north of the Tower. Before visiting you … Continue reading
Civ Battle Royale starts again
Season 2 of the Civ Battle Royale has now launched. For those who aren’t aware, the Civ Battle Royale is a spectator game of Civilization V where 61 civs battle … Continue reading
Diablo II resurrected
In many ways it’s for the best that I can’t play Diablo II on Steam. That platform would happily show me all the hours of my life I have wasted … Continue reading
Kotaku’s classic PC Games list
When I see an article with ‘best of’ in the title I expect to either be disinterested or annoyed by the list, and so it was that I clicked on … Continue reading
Warhammer Total War III revealed
Earlier this week I was counting my good fortunes, and realised that my dream computer game has already been made, and that game is Warhammer: Total War. The Warhammer Total … Continue reading
A tale of two videogames
I stumbled upon a fascinating article at Kotaku, detailing the different reception of two indie videogames. One was a commercial success, the other a failure which left its creator out … Continue reading
Crusader Kings III: fantasy mods
It’s still early in the life of Crusader Kings III, but already various teams around the world have taken the game’s systems and editable map, and applied them to various … Continue reading
Crusader Kings III 10-hour review
It’s the year 1121AD and England lies under the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the Dane. There are a few holdouts in the Welsh hills but … Continue reading
The 8-bit documentaries of Kim Justice
Every so often, the YouTube algorithm suggests something that I might actually want to watch. So it has proved with the Kim Justice channel. This channel contains well constructed documentaries … Continue reading
10 years of Civilization V
I started playing this game again recently due to some nostalgia and a general sense that the city building mechanics of Civ VI weren’t for me. Civ V isn’t flawless, … Continue reading
Getting started in Wasteland remastered
Wasteland remastered is a fun and challenging game. It’s a faithful re-presentation of a game designed in the 1980s, delivered for today’s audience. However it is possible to find the … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Civ V mods
This article comes from all the way back in 2015. I took the time to talk about some of my favourite mods for the game Civilization V. My overall favourite … Continue reading
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